Rail-tie fastener.



G. L. HIHDEIAN.

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- 117151.) S' AililCH PATENT OFFICE.

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lie it known that l. tint-not: l.. lllxnn eitizen oi' the United r tate-t. re-iding at Worthington. in the eottltt} oi' .\rm:-tron;

lpcctttcntton of Letter latent.

Application tthd Match 27. 1939.

S'ntentett Felt. 13, H0. .r! 1:". 450.250.

mg a I'erth r naalitieatitm: Fig. It) hi it per- -p'wtite \il'h' of one. of the elamping ttlltfl and Hate of l'enn.-ylvania. have invented F certain new and metal lmprovena-nts in iiail lie I asteners. of whieh the fallen iu; is a alpm'itication.

' his invention t't'ltlit'n to railway PR. and

.more particularly to an improve tie plate or their for aerenting H|He.-ttiiltg or creepmg of the rat a at the oints thereof.

he object of the invuttion is to provide a atmngvdurahle and thoroughly etheient deviee of the ehararter deaeribed. adapted to re-t on the arms tie beneath the bat-1e oi' the rail, llltl by means of whieh apt-ending t-r creeping of the rails incident to'tlte passage of tratna and other railway rolling atoelq is positively prevented.

further olijeet ito provide improved means for locking the rail in position on the tie plate. and means for -tttttt'ilig the latter to t :e ad'aeent el'twfi tie.

.\ fart ttl' ohieet is to proyide means for amintaining the cross ties in spaced parallel relation, and means carried by the tie spactn means for engagement with the bars or fiat plates of adjacent rail -'eeti0n-.

A still. further object of the invention i-' gem rally to improve thi.- elass ot' det'iees an as to inerea-e their utility. durability. and etlieieney.

For a fall amler tandiag of the invention and the merits thereof. and to aeqnire a knowledge of the details of t'tilt il'tltiitltl. t'ei'erenee i.- to be had to the following description and awoanmnying drawings. in whieh Figure 1 h a wrspeetive view of a elamping tie mnatrneted in aeeort'anee with my invention; Fig. :3 is a )et'speetive view of the tie plate detaehed: "lg. it is a wrapeetive view of the elamping member a-ed m eonla'rltun with the tie plate, the t'aateniag tleytee or )iiit being a t lttlt near haid ela|nptag ltt 'lll ier: Fig. I is a tranit'elme -eetioaal \teW of Fig. t: Fig. .3 is a lit lepetfiive. view of :t portion of the spacing bar or tie ehair detae led: Fig. (5 ia'a |ier.-' wrti\'e view illustrating: a ltualilied form of tie plate; Fig. 7 in a per-pwtire vie of the elamping meta bet and spike tt-etl in runn r-lion with the tie plate when a in Fig. ti; Fig. 8 in a permeatire view of a tie ilate apeeially dt -igned for placing rail: at t to curve in a trarlt; Fig. 9

m Fig. l detaela-dzFig. ll ia longitudinal M-t'ttulml VIP-t |llo:--truting. a eonerete tic:

Fig). i'. is a detail wr.-peeti\'e view of mitt" end of the ems tie rhown in Fig. li,.til0 reintoreia; bar and pm'ltel-fttllttiltp plate being shown detaelted; Fig. tit is a transtet'N! .-eetional view of a tie pltIte-a x'cially dtsigaed for eompensating for any lateral movement of the rail: Fig. H i-: a detail ierllt't'il\'t' vie of clamping tltVit'P-i new in 'eonnret ion with the plate shown in Fig. l3;

Fig. 15 i-' a p r peetive view illu trating a further tttmlilietl form of the plate.

()orreqmmling and like parts are referred to in the following deseription and indieated in all the views of the. drawings by the same tt'fet'elt 'e eharaetera.

The improved tie plate forming the snbjeet matter of the present invention is ahown in connection with a section of railway ttlltflt in which I (lesigtlttttfl the cross lien, and ti and 7 the abutting ends of adjacent. rail -eetiona.

'lhe eroas ties 5 are maintained in parallel relation to eaeh other by tlttttllt-t of a spacing lm-mber 5, preferably east. stamped er nthera ise formed of metal aml provided with a plurality of depre-sions or pockets t adapted to receive the adjacent t'ttir'u ties 5. the proper aparittg of the cross ties being elieeted by the intermediate conneeting weha it), an tdtmrli. 'l'he poeketa 9, may be of different sizes to aeemnntmlate one or more erm-s ties. and in Fig. h of the draoin the waving bar i.- shown extended longitudinallv betaeen adjaeent eonneetingwelm to prodnee a poeket ti eapable of aecmnntodat- "it! two erma ties.

The opposite longitudinal edpes of the eontleelitlg \velm 10 are bent upwardly and inwardly to form overhanging flange ll ltlt'lt hear agailot and serve to a-ai-t in (lumping the angle hat or |i-h platen of the adjaeent rail in [msitiull thereon, and alm serve to t'eiat'oree and drengthen the sparing member. If desired the flanges it of wine of the eonneeting Pih may be omitted and the metal at said welh exletttleti laterally tllltl provided with -lnts ut' opeaia' e. in for the reception of btliiiliilt ardening tiLtYit'tm lnterpmed between the cross ties and the rail .-eetiona. preferably at the abnttingends "here eds "loans nbstantielly rectenuler in shape, and pro vided with dependin s are or anchoring devices 18 ads ed to riven or otherwise embedded in t e-cross tie 5, thereb to prevent accidental d laeement o! t e same. The metal forming tie'plate or chair 12 is east, upat or otherwise formed with perall guide ribs or den 18' deaseatforthereoeption oft ebeee of .d"',..-"li1 "3 i? orm m t e a e and interseetiny ig ad'ecent iding ri 18' be the reception of an table ample mem- 10 The elem'in members 16 .are provided with ls l to beer a e net the angle bars of the adjacent rail sections and the bottom of the tie plate 18 respectively there being suitehle openings or recesses ormed in the adjacent crotie 5 for the reception of said elem mg members. Each clampin member l is rovlded with a shoulder l which a p for a spike or similar fastening device 19 need in connection with the clam ingziember for the purpose of locking tile is in oreretive position. The upper end orheed o the ampi member! is "re- Vided with a -shs depression 20 le- III!!! a vertically dispoeed lip 21 adapted to be bent downwardly in engagement with the head of the spike 19, when the latter in driven into the cross tie, and thus prevent .withdrawal of the same. The body of the referably cast, stamped or plate 12 is also otherwise i with an upwardly extendin. brace 89 adapted to bear against the head of the, rail, as shown. lhlis it will be III: that b inserting the clamping members 15 in t reoeaee mtho cross tie end moving said clamping devices laterally in the direction of the rail, the projections 1t) and 17 will embrace the flangeot the rail and base oft e tie plate 12 res m?tively,.nml

in which poe tion, they will is eiieetunlly clamping member in o retive y devices 19.

will, of course, be understood that the the will be driven into the cross tie after t e clamping member is positioned on the tie plate, with a portion of the head of the spike bearing against the shoulder 18, and another portion thereof bearing against the tie late 12.

A tention is here called to the fact that the spike '19 not only serves to retain the ition, but also mists in preventing aoci ental movement of the tie'- plate 12 said s ike being locked against accidental witln rawul by means ofthe spikes or fastening bending or ressing the lip 21 of the clamp- I rejections 16 and 17 The spike 10 is preferably formed at its upper end with an angular shoulder 23 so as to permittheop lication of a. claw bar or other suitable too to facilitate removing said spike when it is desired for any purpoee to detach the tie plate.

When fastening the tracks on curves and.

the like, the tie pla-te indicated at 23 in 'Fig.- 8 of the drawings, is preferably ennloyed.

The tie plate 23 is stam 1, cast or otherwise formed of a single eet of metal, one end of which isbent. rearwardly and upwardly to 'form a curved brace 24 adapted to beer against the head of the adjacent rail. section toassist in preventing tilting or turning movement, oi the roll during the passage of trmno theroovor.

in this form of the device, one or more T -sheaod openings 25 are formed in one or bot h ends of the tie plate for the reception of a clamping member 26 and n fastening member or spike 27, the two co-acting to lock the rail in position on the tie late. The fastening dovioe 26 is providet with an intermediate r0- duoed portion 28 adapted to enter the reduood portion of the adjacent slot. 25 there being stop shoulders 2i) formed at the opposito sides of the intennediato reduced por .tion 28, and adapted to engavo the upper Hit) fastening device 27 is then inserted in the rear end of the opvnin .25, and driven with n mall or other .snitnb 0 tool into thocrom tie, eld spike lwnring e gnirmt the adjacent longitudinal edge of the clamping member nnu retaining the latter in operative positv m with resgmct to the Hound angle bars. The instening device or wiko 27 is preferably luno enough to snugly lit within the large eml oi the opening; .25, so as to render it, nlmot ilnpomililo for the clamping member ill to become ncciilvnlnlly tllillt) red. It 'will, of conrs u, be understood that t u: lip 80 will be prerewd downwardly in enfingement with the bend of the s )lke, after t 11: letter is driveninto the cross lie, in the-same manner as the vbunping member shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

In Fig. (5 of the drawings there is illustrated n modified form of the invention in in device ownwardly in engagement with which one end of the plate-is provided with n illlllHVt'lSC reinforcing rib or shoulder 31 v the head of the spike, as best shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

which bears against uml serves to assist in 4, acacia,

tion them! I (40 the net of the pinto and 1.1 brace intcgrnl Win .15 aurfeoe of the i505 to. the plate and extending upwardly from the 3. The oombma on with a cruel tie and ribbed face thereof, there being spaced Opt!!- rail, of a tie plate interposed between the ings formed in the )late between each longioroaatie and rail and provided with an opentu inal edge and t e adjacent guiding iii) in, a clamping member seated in Ilid openand intersecting the latter.

and havin one side thereof provided 5. The combination with spaced cross tics w: ,lateral promotions arranged toembrace having rails secured thereon, of a metallic the ml and bottom of the tie plate a lng member having kets formed lively, and ita ta aide formed wit a t crew for the reception 0 adjacent cross Ito abooldar, being a depression has and provided with intermediate conncct- 35 formed in the top of tho clam in; member ing webs having integral up=struck vertical bendablelipgn a apike havflanges arrangedjo embracetho adjacent portion! 0 which is adapted rails, some 0 said connecting webs being,

to bear againlt the lhoulder, and another extended laterally in a horizontal plane b0- mn than! a the tie plate, the lip yond the adjacent longitudinal edges of um 40 adapted to babentdownwardly m epacing member and provided with openeontact with the bead after'the' apike has in?! the recegtio'n of fastening devices. been driyen home. n testimon w ereof I afiix my signature m" hl' w m 'ni -i -ifi ""E'Eoizifiii'iiifiim 1 1n n 1.. a. formed on one face erooi .53 pr vided Witnesses: 1 1 on he other face with depending anchoring Manoam Sonny, upon one of which is diapoaed at each cor- Amu F. McGum. 

